it's also dumped up to a foot of snow, wet, heavy snow in some areas, including omaha, nebraska. first alert forecasters say out when conditions are possible and that the storm could turn into a 50 mile-per-hour blizzard south and west of chicago. roads and highways are closed all over the place and some 400,000 homes are already without power. just in time for santa. farther south in alabama, the storm may have caused several tornadoes this morning. they are talking cars flipped, trees down. shredded roofs, you name it, in and around mobile, alabama. let's get to team fox coverage. rick reichmuth is at the weather center with the latest on where this storm is going. first let's get to fox news chicago's reporter tisha lewis fox 32 there. she is in lake zukerman, illinois. this is causing big problems. >> that's right, shep. it's beautiful but it's also dangerous. the back drop behind me, the storm started a few hours ago. we watched the rain turn to snow and it hasn't let up since. i want to go right through-to-some cancellations for people traveling by air. chicago o'hare inter